Initial Proposal No.2

1. Which topic area is this proposal for?
Crime and the Media.

2. What is the suggested focus?
Focusing on the link between youths and knife & gun crime - how does the media portray certain sections of society?

3. Do you have an idea for a question/problematic?
Is the media's stereotyping an accurate acount of British youths?

4. Why would you choose this?
Because I'm really interested in crime and what goes on in and around society. I read and hear a lot about knife&gun crime, therefore I feel that I already have an advantage.

5. Do you have any concerns or are there any limitations to this proposal?
I'm not sure whether or not I could succesfully answer this question, due to the need of accurate statistics etc.

6. Can you rate it on a sliding scale 1- 5 (5 being great proposal, 0 being lousy proposal)
31/2 - I think this proposal is a good one, however I need to ensure that I get the right information, both theory and evidence in order to successfully answer my question.